Auction house Christie's has 'violated international treaties and conventions' by selling almost two dozen Egyptian artifacts in London, Egyptian authorities say.
Auction house Christie's has"violated international treaties and conventions" by selling almost two dozen Egyptian artifacts in London, Egyptian authorities claim.
"The Egyptian Embassy is sorry to announce that Christie's will hold a second auction to sell more artifacts, including a small statue of Tutankhamen, although we have solicited the delay of the sale until verifying and the legality of trading in these items, the authenticity of their documents, and evidence of its legal exportation from Egypt," Tarek Adel, the Egyptian ambassador to the U.K., said in the statement.
The statue previously belonged to a private collector and is part of what is known as the Resandro Collection.
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